A TEACHER'S EDITION OF A MULTICULTURAL SOCIAL STUDIES TEXTBOOK OR READER FOR STUDENTS IN THE MIDDLE GRADES, PARTICULARLY IN GRADE 5, THIS ILLUSTRATED BOOK CONTAINS A STORY ABOUT A CLASS TRIP TO A LARGE CITY CIVIC CENTER WHERE THE STUDENTS ENCOUNTER PEOPLE OF MANY CULTURES AND RACES. A VISIT TO A COURTROOM MAKES UP A LARGE PART OF THE TEXT, WHICH…

COURSE TOPICS, CONCEPTS, LEARNING ACTIVITIES, AND TEACHER REFERENCE INFORMATION ARE INCLUDED IN THIS TEACHER GUIDE FOR AN EXPERIMENTAL INSTRUCTIONAL BLOCK ON THE TOPIC "TAKING CARE OF OURSELVES". MAJOR TOPICS INCLUDE (1) UNDERSTANDING HOW WE LEARN, (2) MAINTAINING HEALTHY BODY SYSTEMS, AND (3) DEVELOPING BENEFICIAL PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR.…

A HANDBOOK DEVELOPED FOR FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA (FFA) ADVISORS PROVIDES USEFUL RESOURCE MATERIAL FOR THE TEACHING OF RURAL SAFETY, AS WELL AS SUGGESTIONS FOR RURAL AND FARM SAFETY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES. ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SAFETY MATERIALS ARE LISTED, AS WELL AS TITLES OF SAFETY FILMS. COPIES OF THIS PUBLICATION ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM…

In teaching Alan Paton"s "Cry, The Beloved Country," a high school English teacher made extensive use of mass media in classes of both bright and reluctant students. Oral reports by students, an in-class interview with a South African exchange student, two films on South Africa, and the record and film of the novel enhanced the…

Phase One of the project involved the use of field interviews and questionnaires to gather information essential to long-range instructional planning. Conducted in behalf of Metropolitan Pittsburgh Educational Television (WQED and WQEX), the survey reached 382 educators in western Pennsylvania; 83 completed questionnaires supplied the data.…

An interdisciplinary course to be offered in grade 12 to serve as a capstone to the efforts of social studies, business education, home economics, health education, and industrial arts, in preparing citizens to be wise consumers, was developed by a team of teacher consultants and curriculum specialists. The materials were tested and revised after…

Intended as a manual to provide school custodians with some understanding of basic functions of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment for safe, efficient operation. Contains general rules and specifications for providing custodians with a more complete awareness of their equipment and the field of "Climate Control" within the…

This publication utilizes a quick card file format in providing teacher developed and classroom tested environmental education lessons and units for students, K-12. Each 5x8 inch card provides the teacher with the following information: grade level, area of study, concept, purpose, activities, and evaluation. The goal of this format is to give the…

This booklet describes a way to bridge the information gap between the scientist and the non-specialist by outlining a system or network of resources, the people, places, and publications, found for one environmental study. Based on a Title I project to provide educational assistance to local planning boards in the coastal zone areas of Maryland,…

The guide contains suggestions for the selection, repair, and care of woodwind instruments and equipment; goals and procedures for beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels of study; and specific annotated reference lists. The book is arranged into five major sections by type of instrument: flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone and bassoon. Each…

This guide contains a variety of interdisciplinary learning activities in environmental education. It was developed by teachers and intended for use in elementary or junior high school programs. The contents are divided into six sections according to subject: (1) Art and Sensitivity; (2) Language Arts; (3) Mathematics; (4) History; (5) Social…

This resource guide suggests ideas for implementing needs assessment, evaluation, monitoring, and planning for staff development programs. It grew out of experiences of 148 Georgia school systems that in 1974 initiated staff development programs. It maintains that leaders of staff development programs ought to be able to conduct a learner needs…

The articles in this journal for reading teachers stress the importance of comprehension in the reading process. The topics discussed include the following: inferences and comprehension, the learning process involved in comprehension, the gifted student and reading comprehension, the cloze procedure, language clues to reading comprehension,…

This bibliography contains about 180 British and American titles dealing with scientific and technological English for the second language learner. Both books and articles are cited. Section one of the bibliography deals with analyses of scientific English. The citations in section two concern the teaching of scientific English. Section three…

The National Accreditation Council for Environmental Health Curricula consists of persons from universities with programs in environmental health, and from agencies employing environmental health personnel. The Council has prepared this statement on its aims and purposes, developed criteria, and established operating procedures for an…